If any other condition affected as many children and contributed to as many long-term health problems as obesity does, we would have had an action plan long ago. But it's not too late to start.
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Many diets make the case that eating certain types of foods will improve your health while redeeming our society and saving the planet.
At the turn of the century, the greatest threats were posed by infectious diseases today, the biggest threats are posed by lifestyle diseases.
Your body doesn't know when you've overeaten, but exercise can help.
Global experts warn that excessive screen time increases the risk of obesity, low physical fitness, anxiety and depression.
The rise in obesity parallels the increase in bowel cancer. Highly processed foods and alcohol could also play a role.
People with obesity earn less and have a harder time finding work.
Diet-related illnesses cost more than US$1 trillion and immeasurable human suffering and pain. Policymakers are beginning to understand that it makes sense to support food-as-medicine initiatives.
We need to change how we produce, ship, eat and waste food to improve our health and that of the planet.
What you remember of your last meal affects when and how much you eat next time around. Neuroscientists have now identified neurons in the brain's hippocampus that are crucial to this process.
New research sheds light on how identifying and describing emotions may influence eating behaviour and weight.
From romance to job interviews, people living with obesity are less likely to be successful.
Moralistic talk about food, exercise and bodies has its roots in Christianity and is perpetuated by corporations. Collectively, we can resist.
It may not be popular, but an increase in the cost of alcohol would make us drink less and consume fewer kilojoules.
Scientists manage to boost brown fat in mice with a molecule called BMP8b. Could this be the future for treating obesity?
The link that Ronald McDonald House creates between itself and sick children is not just positive, it is sacrosanct.
It's time to stop shifting responsibility onto individuals, and start supporting deprived communities to live healthy lifestyles.
This is what happens when emotions eat you up.
It's not just a storm in a fruit cup – branding fuels our appetite for unhealthy foods.
Study finds changes to gut microbiome begin as soon as migrants move to the US and continue to change over decades.
Top contributors
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Australian Medical Doctor; Fellow in Global Health & NCDs, University of Copenhagen
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Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne
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Lennert Veerman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Public Health, Griffith University
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Professor Epidemiology & Equity in Public Health, Deakin University
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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D.Phil. Candidate in Population Health, University of Oxford
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Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Engagement, Australian Catholic University
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SHARP Professor, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
